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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
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of mile down the beach, about which .
flock Of birds were lowering 81.
A short walk brought US to the gigantic
fish that fully justified its name. Its skin
and upper portion we're still intact, and
upon the white beach resembled . gigantic
bat; the long wings extending out on either
side being the pectoral or side hns. It's
length by actual measurement was about
seventeen feet, while its width was about
twenty-seven feet. The upper surface was
black, the lower white, while about the
mouth were two curious claspers or organs,
thstundoubtedly serve il In securing prey,
or food, that il crushed or ground BY the
pavement-like eeth Of the sea bat. The
weight Of the huge creature could only be
conjectured, from the feet that eight pairs
Of mules were employed to haul the body
above high water mark, the triumphal
march being witnessed BY the entire vii
lage; many Of the Mexican boys riding on
the back Of the huge fsh % II was towed or
hauled upon the sands 20 be despoiled Of
it, salable parts the liver, hide and tail.
San Francisco Cali.
, 1887-11-02
A Letter From the Anarch1sts.

CHICAGO, Nov. l.-George Engel,
Louis Lining and Adolph Fischer. OF the
group Of condemned anarchists, have
written open letters to Governor Ogelsby
refusing any continuation OF sentence
short OF liberty, and declaring undated
faith III the principles of anarchy. Their
letter. are very long and consist mainly Of
an exposition OF their well known ideas
regarding the social conditions existing,
aud the necessity for remedies. They de-
clare in substance that they are not guilty
OF any crime; that they have excrcis, d
the right Of Tree speech, free thought aud
Tree assembling, as guaranteed by the
constitution, and have criticised existing
evils and succored their fellow citizens
with their advice as the right of every
honest citizen.
Their experience, they say, has eradi-
Gated their belief in the existence Of equal
rights of poor and rich, and the action OF
the public officers, police and militia have
produced the belief that the present CON
ditious can't last long. Not being con
sclous Of any guilt, they say, ''the powers
that be, may murder, but they cannot
legally punish them" and they protest
against a Communication OF their sentence,
demanding either liberty or death.
, 1887-11-02
RESCUED FROM DEATH.
A Survivor Of the Propeller
Vernon.
Found in an Almost Exhausted
Condition.
Exposed to the Elements For
Sixty Hours.
A Terrible Experience.

STURGEON BAY, Wis, Nov. Up to
the arrival of the schooner Z mercy from
Chicago, which passed through the bay
to day, 1t Was supposed that not a single
survivor was lett OF the forty or fifty peO
pie on board the propeller Vernon, which
went down off Shebuygan early last Sat
urday morning. 1t is now known, how
ever, that at least one man lives to tell the
tale Of that terrible night on Lake Mich
gan. The Pvmeroy has on board the
ouly survivor SO far as known of that
awful disaster. The name of the man
who has been rescued from death, after
having given up all hope of ever setting
his feet upon.dry land, is Alfred Stone,
of Chicago, one of the Vernon crew.
He had been in the water sixty hours, ex
posed to the bitter, piercing wind, and
without a bite to eat.
Wh,n the Pumeroy discovered him on
the raft last night, about eight miles from
Sheboygan, ut was a clear moonlight
night) Stone was SO cold as to be almost
helpless, and so weak from hunger that
he could scarcely move. Although still
very weak from the effects OF his awful
experience. Stone was abe to make a
brief statement of the never to be forgot
ten night.
Il was awakened in the middle of the
night" he says, by the cries OF the pas
sengers and crew that the vessel was
sinking. | sprang out of a window. and
found myself IN a life raft with six Others.
| cannot say now who my companiuns
we're. Part were members of the crew
and part were asseDgers. 1t seemed
only a nomcn before the vessel had gone
down. aud | believe hat all but a few of
those on board went down with her. |
do not know just how many people were
aboard her at the time, but there could
not have been far from fifty. We pas,e ed
through an awful night. | never saw
such a sea as that which tossed our little
raft
When daylight came VIC hoisted a
signal of distress, using a coat tied to an
oar. Two vessels passed so near US on
Saturday that they must have seen our
emily made no effort to reach US. The
storm still ragged, and it may be they had
all they could do to save themselves.
One after another of my companions
persisted in the cold or was washed off the
raft, when they became too numb with
cold to hold on any longer. We never
saw any Of the others from the sunken
steamer, and | don't believe any Others
survived. The vessel went down so sud
denly that the crew hadn't time to man
the boats.
When Stone was picked up there was a
corpse of one man on the raft with him,
the others having persisted several bours
before. Stone says this man was one Of
the crow, whose name he does not know.
, 1887-11-02

At the regular meeting of the Irish
Benevolent Society last evening the semi
annual election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President. Z. Lawler; vice presi-
dent, John Smith; recording secretary,
WIN. O'Brien; financial secretary, Frank
Conroy; treasurer, John f. Crowley;
member of board of trustees, NJ. f.
Brennan; marshal, John A. Martin; ser,
geant at arms, p. j. Nolan.
The organization is in a f~ourishing
condition and its list of active members
is constantly growing.
, 1887-11-02
A Terrible Explosion.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. EARLY this morn
ing an explosion of gasoline in the rear
cellar of Michael Newman's grocery
store, Is South Fourteenth street, lifted
the two story building fiom its founda-
ton and dropped it back again in a mass
of ruins, beneath which were buried sev.
enteen persons, They were: Michael
Newman, aged 50; Mrs. Newman, aged
40; Mamie Newman, aged Is; Nellie
Newman. aged is; Dave Newman, aged
II; Eddie Newman, aged IL: Charles
Devere. Mrs. Charles Devere, Hattie
Brown, OF Columbus, Ky Charles
Elfferd, Miss Bryan aud Mrs. Beasley.
The explosion was followed by fire, which
was with great difficulty put out by fire
men. Then began the search for the
dead. All OF the upstairs was occupied as
a tenement. Newman and his family
lived over the store. The force of the
explosion was terrific, and the entire
block OF buildings north of and across
the alley from the building in which the
explosion took place was Quilted by the
blast. The Newman block was crushed
In and was covered by a roof which had
barrier through which the rescuers had to
NuU AWAY luC DSduls duu WdllSi WIFI III
peded progress. Newman's two daughters
were taken out alive, but they cannot re
cover. In the same building lived Charles
Devere, a travelling salesman, and his
wife. Visiting them was Miss Hattie
Brown, of Columbus, KY. She was
badly injured, but miraculouslY escaped
death.
LATER The corrected list of the dead
and wounded by the explosion is eight
dead and three wounded seriously. The
six others who lived in the building aud
reported missing have been found, either
~uniniured or slightly bruised. Five OF
the Newman family are dead. Mamie is
horribly mangled and burned, and beyond
all hope of recovery. Neltie lies in a
torpid condition, but may recover. Charles
N. Devere and wife and Mrs. Agnes
Beaseley are dead, the others badly
bruised.
, 1887-11-02
Poisoned at a Party.

DELHI. La, Nov. This evening
George King, who resides in Franklin.
Paris, gave a dance and supper at his res
ldence. After supper was nearly oser all
the guests were taken violently i'll. A
doctor was sent for and said they were
poisoned. but he did all he could for
them. Since then six whites and one
colored person have died, and all the
others are seriously i'll. No motive can
be assigned for the dastardly deed. The
cook is not suspected. as she is danger
ously sick and her husband and child are
dead.
, 1887-11-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

The Scotch yacht Thistle. Capt. Barr,
which left New York Oct. IA, arrived at
Greenock yesterday.
Seven vessels were wrecked yesterday
at Cardiff and many wrecks are reported
from other places throughout the British
Isles.
Local Assembly No. 1907, X. Of L. of
Chicago, last evening voted by a large
majority to withdraw in a body from the
old order.
Gladstone has written a letter in reply
to a question regarding free education, in
which he says: Il wish to avoid entering
into a new controversy. [ am devoted to
the settlement of one subject, in the pro-
gress of which all other subjects must de,
mend -
, 1887-11-02

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Two hundred and
fifty union job printers. over half the
whole number in the city, went on strike
this morning. The fight is for a nine
hour day. Members OF the strikers ex
ecutlve committee said that several of the
largest offices yielded before the hour set
tor the strike. Employers generally ex
press confidence of victory aud
that their main line OF action will be to
fill their Offices with non union men.
, 1887-11-02
Thos. d. Crump,s View on FaIrness.

A Journdt reporter called on Mr.. Thos.
D. Crump and said, Il understand that
you drew a prize in the Louisiana State
Lottery drawing of the 9th ult?" Il
did" What was your ticket2' "2l, LAG }"
Did it represent the whole or a part of
the prize?' "A part-one-tenth of the
second capital What amount2''
$4,000" Did you receive the full
amount the ticket represented Il re-
ceived the full amount eight days after
the ticket had drawn. How did you
collect the money! Our Jonesburg,
Mo-, bank collected it through the La
clede bank of St. Louis, and paid it to
me. | consider that the business of
the Louisiana State Lottery is conducted
fairly, without Partially or favor
Jonesburg, Mo-, Journal, Sept. g..
Legal blanks Of all kinds at the Leader
, 1887-11-02
The Cass Case Dismissed.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The prosecution of
Constable Endlcott, who arrested Miss
Cass on the charge of being an improper
character, and who was indicted by the
MIddlesex grand jury for perjury because
Of evidence he gave against her, has
collapsed. The Judge before whom the
case was heard held that the evidence
Of Miss Cass was not corroborated, and
discharged the constable.
, 1887-11-02

PARIS, Nov. Count De Lesseps has
announced to the academy of science that
the Panama canal will be opened Februa-
ry 3. 1890. The work will not then be
entirely completed, but passage will be
free for twenty ships a day. 1t is esti-
mated that this traffic will produce an
annual revenue of from ninety to a hun
dred million dollars
, 1887-11-02
More Funds for Ireland.

DETRorT, Nov. 1.-The following
c%ablegram sent from here this morning
explains itself:
To Joseph Big9ar, d. p, London
The league is getting into llue. Ten
thousand dollars more to test coercion .
Half this sun from fearless Philadelphia.
O'Brien in prison worth SO 900 a week
LSignedl CHAs. O'REILLI,
Treasurer
, 1887-11-02

MLwAUK E, Nov. IA tug to-day
picked up two corpses in the lake. They
we're evidently members of the crew Of
the Vernon, but are unidentified.
, 1887-11-02

MUsKEGoN, Mich, Nov. 1.-The
small schooner Augustus. Capt. w. H.
reese, which left here Oct. 3, for Mil
waukee, has not since been heard from.
1t is believed she has gone down with all
nm hoard.
, 1887-11-02
The Wild West Show Closed.

LONDON. Nov. 1.-The WH Vest
show closed last night. An enormo
ny's stay in this city. The orderly CON
company has been favorably commented
upon.
, 1887-11-02

Do not be induced to take some othes
preparation when you call for Hood'r
Sarsaparilla. Be sure to get Hoods,
which is peculiar.
, 1887-11-02

Ladies all wool garments cleaned or
dyed, all made up. Colorado Steam Dye
Works, 27s2, Larimer street, Denver.
, 1887-11-02

|chives & Historical Dept; Cheyenne, Byo,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
PERSONAL.

Interstate Commerce Commissioner A.
F. Walker, who came up to Rutland to
attend the musical convention, has re-
turned to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G.. Blaine and
their two daughters sailed from New
York for England, Wednesday. They
will remain abroad till October.
Minister Phelps once said that if
heaven was more beautiful than Vermont
in June there was great waste some
where. Nevertheless, Mrs. Julia c. II.
Dorr is going to see what beauty there
is elsewhere, and will sail from Boston
on the Cephalonia next Thursday, to
spend the summer mainly in England,
Scotland and the Hebrides. = Rutland
Herald.
The Revere (Mass.) journal of recent
date gives an extended account of the
marriage, at Beachmont, of Miss Theo
Neone Barnes and Mr.. David 5. Fisher.
The groom is the son of David ). Fisher,
eX-mayOr of Kenton, o., is lawyer by
profession and Il federal supreme court
examiner. The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. Barnes, formerly photographer in
Middlebury. The journal says: 'The
bride came to Beachmont with her
mother some years ago, from Vermont,
after the death of her father She has
been absent two years in Ohio complet-
ing her education, has taught as substi-
tute in the Beachmont school, and was
member of the chorus choir in Rev.
Phillips Brooks church, Boston, and of
the quartet in the Union church, Beach
mont"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10

MISSOURI Masons are agitated by a
decree of the grand master of the
State. 1t sets forth, an associated
press dispatch says, that at the meet
ing of the grand lodge in 1882 it was
decided that the business of selling
liquor is un-Masonic and should not be
tolerated. The decree warns all MasOns
who are in any way connected with the
liquor traffic that they are liable to ex-
pulsion or suspension. Several men who
have been Masons for many years, it is
stated, have already been suspended, and
many more suspensions are to follow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
LITERARY NOTES.

The Forum for June has these articles /:
SIS Andover Romanizing?' Prof. Francis
l.. Patton; "Books That Have Helped
Me-" Andrew Lang; "What Is the OBJ
ject of Life?" Prof. G.. j. Romanes /;
"Why the Revised Version Has Failed =
John Fulton; "False Notions of Govern
ment," Prof. Lester +. Ward; son
Things Social" Eliza Lynn Linton ;"Cap-
ital Punishment" Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Buck
ley; Railway Passes and the Public, Z"
j. Il. Brooks; "Control of the Pacific, ="
Com. ii. C. Taylor; SAN Evil of the
Schools" Edward Cary; "The Form and
Speed of Yachts" Prof II. ii. Thurston
A more varied or more interesting list of
contents could not well be conceived
The Forum is published by the Forum
Publishing Co., 81 Fifth ave, New York,
at So year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10

vocation of Royal Arch Masons will be
held at 10 a. M, Grand High Priest Kit
tredge Haskins of Brattleboro, presiding.
The delegations from the Masonic bodies
located in Middlebury are these:
To the grand commandery of Knights TEN.
plar, F. NJ. Manchester, f. c.; Rev. s. f. Cal.
noun, Cen; Herbert +. Smith, c. e.. Past
Grand Commander Thad. VI. Chapman, Pasl
En- Com. 4 A. Fletcher, NJ. &. fIealey and
w. c. Bradbury.
To the grand council of II. and 5. VI DIR.
VI Kingsley, Tn; III. Master; Henry L. Shel.
and Past Tn. Ill. Master L. II. stowe.
TO the grand chapter DIR. c. +. Prentiss,
VI. f. High Priest; Wm. II. Cobb, +. X; \. \.
Fletcher +. $; and Past High Priests l.. II.
stowe, \. F. Rider and II. L. sheldon.
To the grand lodge; DR.. W. H. Kingsley,
District Deputy Grand Master and W. NJ
Arthur J. Field, ;. W; w. II. brewster, j. W.
and Past Master Chas. d. Earl.
a communication from the grand sec
retary to Chas. 4. Piper, secretary of
Union Lodge, No. 2, states that arrange
ments have been made with the Central
Vermont fand other Vermont railroads
to sell to members of the fraternity at
tending these annual meetings special
round-trip tickets over their respective
roads for fare one way-tickets to be pur-
chased of their agents. Brethren will
state where they are going and ask for
excursion tickets.
There will be special convocation of
Potter chapter No. %, r. \. NJ. as a
Mark Master Mason lodge this evening at
o'clock for the purpose of comforting
that degree.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
CAN 1T ACT LEGALLY?

There is much doubt at Washington
and in legal circles generally as to wheth-
er the Interstate commerce commission
can do anything legally. The objections
to the method of its appointment-which
certainly seem to have some force-are
thus set forth in Washington dispatch :
Good lawyers hold that this commits
sion is not composed of the class of Of
ficers who can be appointed during a
recess of the Senate. Great stress is laid
upon the assertion that, as officials of the
inter state commerce commission are
''new Offices" the President had no legal
right to fill them without the advice and
consent of the Senate. The places were
not vacancies according to the interpre-
tation of that word as repeatedly given
by the Senate, or even if they be conced-
ed to be vacancies, they did not happen
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
BASE BALL.

The college ball team went to Ver-
gennes Wednesday, and, after a close and
well-played game, were defeated by one
run. The Nergennes team got lead at
the first and retained it throughout.
Among the features of the game were
two beautiful two-base hits to left field
by Curler, two base hits to the same field
by Thayer and Griffin, and the out-field-
ing of Cliff, Doten and Douglas. Both
batteries were in good condition and
played well. Fleury, however, gave
seven bases on called balls. Curler
played well at second for Vergennes and
Clark and Lavery played pretty games
at short and second for Middlebury.
Mr.. Thorne umpired the game very
satisfactorily to both clubs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10

a WESTERN railroad, having been COM
planned of to the Interstate commerce COM
mission for selling tickets to drummers
at reduced rates, defends itself on the
ground that under the form of ticket sold
to commercial travellers the road is re-
lieved from some part of its liability; that
commercial travellers constitute distinct
class of the travelling public who general
ly ride short distances at a time. and Wis
iting numerous places along the line of
the road and making sales they create a
large freight traffic for the roads over
which they ride.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1881.
: . . 3 3 .
NoT,cE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

We find it impossible to fulfil our agree
ment to discontinue all papers not paid in
advance mt this date. SO many of our friends
came around to settleup and take new start
that il has used up about all the time we had
to spare to attend to them, leaving us no
chance to prepare and send out notifications
to those still in arrears. 1t would obviously
be unfair to cut off those who had not been in
formed that they were behind, as the date of
expiration does not appear on the paper; so
we have decided, in order to do justice to ALL
to continue to send out statements of their
standing to delinquents, and then they will be
cut off if they do not heed the call.
our supply of wood tar exceeds the demand
and no more will be received on subscriptions
this season.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
THE TEMPERANCE CAMP-MEETING.

The gospel temperance camp-meeting
which began at Spring Grove on Monday
and will continue through to-day has not
been very well attended for some reason
or other. 1t opened with a social meet
ing on Monday evening. On Tuesday
there were addresses and a praise and con-
ference meeting. Wednesday morning
Rev. L. G. Thompson, pastor of the Mid
dlebury Methodist church, made an adj
dress. He considered. first, the moral
aspects of the evil of intemperance sec
ond, its economic features; third, what
had been done in the way of legal enact
ments looking to the suppression of the
traffic, and, finally, the attitude of the
two principal political parties toward the
traffic. 1t was a strong and sensible adj
dress. In the afternoon Rev. w. H..
Boole of New York city spoke. He
dealt, chiefly, with the recent assassina-
tions of those who had been active in the
suppression of the rum traffic and sought
TO fix the responsibility for them. He
maintained that moral suasion was of no
avail and that the only measures that
had amounted to anything were total
prohibition laws. Wednesday evening
and yesterday morning there were ad-
dresses by Rev. a. j. Church of Albany,
y. Y, and in the afternoon and evening
Mrs. Woodbridge of Ohio was to speak.
Mrs. Woodbridge arrived in Middlebury
Wednesday afternoon and was enter
tanned at Mr. Clinton Smiths.
Mr. r. w. Pitts of Middlebury is man
aging the restaurant on the grounds and
will continue in charge of it through the
meeting next week and at the regular
camp-meeting in August.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.

The senior class of the college have en-
gagged the following well-known artists
for their commencement concert Mrs.
Maud NJ. Starkweather of Boston, soprano
soloist; Mrs. Alice j. Shaw of New York
city, whistler; Mr.. H. l.. Cornell of Bos-
ton, baritone sooist; Parlati's orchestra
of Albany, n. Y. All the artists have
enviable regulations, and the concert will
be the finest ever given in Middleburv.
The concert is to be held in the Congre-
gational church. There will be COM
mencement promenade concert in the
town hall after the presidents reception.
Eleven of the If surviving members of
the class of go have sgnified their inten-
ton of being present at the class re-
union. They will be entertained at Judge
knapp's after the prize speaking Tuesday
evening.
1t is expected that Hon. Levi p. Nor
ton of New York city, who is native
of Shoreham, will attend commence
ment. Both members of the law firm of
Hobbs q Clifford of the same city will
aiso9come up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
LIVE STOCK SHIPMENIS.

Messrs. X. w. King and j. F. Delong
of West Cornwall have lately taken to
the Boston market six fine bay horses,
all descendants of belongs Ethan Allen.
The second lot of stock to leave Addi-
son county for South America this season
went from here to New York last night.
1t is owned by Messrs. f. C. Eells and
Cyrus Jennings and consists of Merino
sheep and horses, among the latter being
the fine mare Patience, which they pur-
chased of Mr.. Geo. NJ. Fletcher of this
village. a more extended notice of this
shipment will appear next week. W
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
Ex-VICE-PRESIDENT WHEELER.

Hon. William Almon Wheeler, who
died at his home in Malone on Sunday,
was born in that city June 30, 1919. He
worked his way through school and col
lege. graduating from the university of
Vermont in 1912. He then studied law
and at once rose to prominence. He was
almost constantly kept in Office of a pri-
vate or public nature. He was made
town clerk when a law student, then
school commissioner and inspector; he
was chosen district attorney in 1917 was
sent to the assembly in 1850 and 1851 !;
served as State senator in lS5S and 1859.
and III lSGl was sent to Congress, where
he served one term; four years later he
was elected to the list Congress, and
thence on to March 4. 1871, he was kept
in the House. At the Cincinnati conven-
ton of 1876 he was nominated for the
vice-presidency and was chosen to that
office, the duties of which he performed
in such manner as to win the respect and
esteem of the country. For five years
past he had shown symptoms of soften
ing of the brain. Ex-President HAYES
and ex-Speaker Geo. u. Erwin of Pots
dam were among those who attended the
funeral. which was held at Malone on
Tuesday.